Description
This is a very nice example of this rare, early Seth Thomas regulator with a few minor case issues. The top left finial is a newer replacement and the cross molding on the case top is missing a 1" section on the right side of the top. The case is a beautiful walnut and burl walnut accented piece, The porcelain dial, with its ST signature, is in excellent condition with no hairline cracks or chips. The movement is signed "STS&Co" which is "Seth Thomas' Sons & Company" (1865-1879), the firm's New York City subsidiary. The hands are original. Ht 47". Note: Many of S. Thomas's early cabinetmakers came from Germany and brought catalogs for patterns, thus many of Thomas's better regulator cases are very similar to German "Vienna" regulators.
Record courtesy of R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts